Persian Learner Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Pragmatic= real?
Hi.
The impetus behind the development of these early plastics was generated by a number of factors-- immense technological progress in the domain of chemistry, coupled with wider cultural changes, and the pragmatic need to find acceptable substitutes for dwindling supplies of 'luxury' materials such as tortoiseshell and ivory.
What does the underlined word mean? Sensible/ realistic/real? I thought 'real' is the best synonym according to the context.
The impetus behind the development of these early plastics was generated by a number of factors-- immense technological progress in the domain of chemistry, coupled with wider cultural changes, and the pragmatic need to find acceptable substitutes for dwindling supplies of 'luxury' materials such as tortoiseshell and ivory.
What does the underlined word mean? Sensible/ realistic/real? I thought 'real' is the best synonym according to the context.
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Persian Learner I thought 'real' is was the best synonym according to the context. Not really. pragmatic is almost always just a fancier word for practical .
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Persian Learner I thought 'real'Not really. pragmatic is almost always just a fancier word for practical. It's whatever works as desired, whatever solves the problem, regardless whether it fits well into an estabiswas the best synonym according to the context.
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